She is wearing a black outfit trimmed with white without a hat, nervously noticing and despairing that John, her love, hasn""t arrived yet.The whimsical revisionist Western film, with the new "M" rating (for mature), although varying considerably in tone and mood, did so by imitating the styles of other cultish outlaw films, including director Arthur Penn""sBonnie and Clyde (1967), and the balletic graceful shootouts of Sam Peckinpah""sThe Wild Bunch (1969).During a memorial service for Gloucester men who have perished in the sea, a large wreath is placed on the large memorial pedestal reading: "THEY THAT GO DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS - 1623-1923".Suspense was created during earlier parts of the film over the question - was Clift""s character actually a fortune hunter or not? It was reported hat Clift was unhappy with his own performance (he claimed he was better as a more contemporary male romantic lead) both during the film""s making and afterwards when it premiered.